CFO/Controller
Location: US, CA, San Ramon
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Director
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Hospital & Health Care
Function: Accounting/Auditing

Company profile:
At Atlas Lift Tech, safety always comes first!  We are a fast growing company with an innovative vision of making Safe Patient Handling and Mobility (SPHM) programs available to hospitals systems nationwide. ATLAS is the first company offering safe patient handling and care staff training programs that protect healthcare workers and patients from the dangers of manual patient handling. Our unique team brings together bedside training, education, and program management to empower care givers to reduce workplace injuries, improve patient care, and create a culture of safety.

Job description:
A San Ramon Based Start-Up Company is seeking a CFO/CONTROLLER to oversee the accounting functions of an exponentially growing company.  This is an extraordinary opportunity for a mature manager with 10+ years of accounting and finance experience, ideally beginning in accounting and audit, followed by experience gathering, evaluating, presenting and reporting financial information to executive teams and external stakeholders. S/he will ideally have experience in a complex service oriented start up.RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIESReporting to the CEO, the CFO/Controller will be involved in supporting presentations to the board finance and audit committee and will collaborate with the senior leadership team.  The Controller will work closely with department heads and their staffs, not only to educate them regarding finance and accounting procedures but also to explore how the finance function can support operations.  In addition, s/he will partner with the senior leadership, and the human resources (HR) and information technology (IT) staff to enhance and better integrate finance, HR, and Operations.Finance and Accounting LeadershipLead all day-to-day finance operations including functional responsibility over accounting, A/P, A/R, account collection, and payroll. Oversee all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP standards.Maintain internal control and safeguards for receipt of revenue, costs, and program budgets and actual expenditures.Ensure systems and procedures in place to support effective program implementation and conduct flawless audits; coordinate all audit activity.Analyze financial data and present financial reports in an accurate and timely manner; clearly communicate monthly,quarterly, and annual financial statements; monitor progress and changes and keep senior leadership abreast progressAssist Atlas leadership in the annual budgeting and planning process; administer and review all financial plans and compare to actual results with a view to identify, explain, and correct variances as appropriate.Engage the board’s audit and finance committees around issues and trends in financial operating models and delivery.Oversee all corporate financial and departmental budgets and all forecasts both within a given year and for future years; ensure that expenditures are consistently aligned with budgets throughout the fiscal year period; collate financial reporting materials for government, corporate, and states; file with various tax agencies.Manage organizational cash flow forecasting by working in partnership with sales and departmental heads. Assess the financial efficacy of departmental operations and establish finance and administrative systems and procedures to supportManage and track the performance of invested assets in keeping with policies and investment guidelines.

Requirements:
Qualifications:Qualified candidates will possess a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four year college or university in Accounting/Finance  and a minimum of 10 years of experience performing an Accounting/Finance role substantially similar to the essential functions of this job description.  Ability to build and lead the finance team by providing clarity of roles and responsibilities.Lead in strengthening internal communications with staff at all levels throughout the organization; create and promote a positive and supportive work environment.Solid experience coordinating audit activities and managing reporting, budget development and analysis, accounts payable and receivable, general ledger, payroll, and accounting for investments.A track record especially within a start-up environmentTechnology savvy with experience selecting and overseeing software installations and managing relationships with software vendors; advanced knowledge of accounting and reporting software.Strong analytical, organizational, and problem solving skills for strategic data interpretation.Strong interpersonal and communication skills; experience in effectively communicating key data, including presentations to senior management, board or other outside partners; &amp; ability and desire to translate complex financial concepts to individuals at all levels including finance and non-finance managers.

Benefits:
We are innovators and we value individual contributions! We encourage continued education, priding ourselves on offering re-certification assistance. We offer a competitive compensation package based on your valuable experience.Other benefits include:Health Insurance for full-time statusVacation / Sick / HolidaysFlexible Spending AccountCommuter BenefitsPromotional opportunities for driven employeesFree Health ScreeningsFree Yearly Immunizations